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G. BULL 85 W. J. VIZEY.

CURTAIN FIXTURE. No. 351,308.

Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

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' UNITED STATES GEORGE BULL AND \VILLIAM J. VIZEY, OF \VINFIELD, KANSAS, ASSIGNORS TO THEMSELVES AND JOHN D. PRYOR, OF SAME PLACE.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,308, dated Ootober19, 1886.

Application filed June 1, 1895.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE BULL and WILLIAM J. VIZEY, of \Vintield, in the county of Cowley and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ourtain-Fixtures; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to IO make and use the same.

Our invention relates to that class of curtaint-fixtures in which the curtain-roller, its supportingbrackets, and curtain are adapted to be adjusted up and down to admit light at any part of the window and to promote ventilation.

In our improvement we employ parallel rigid guide-rods on each side of the frame, brackets adapted to slide thereon, and means for raising and lowering the brackets.

Our invention consists in the peculiar construction of the sliding brackets, and. further, in the means hereinafter described for securing the upper ends of the guide-rods.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is afront elevation of a window-frame provided with our improvements. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 illustrates one of our improved pulley-casings adapted to support the 0 pulleys and to secure the upper ends of the guide-rods, and Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate our improved bracket.

A represents a window casing or frame, and B the curtain, whose roller 0 is preferably 5 provided with spring mechanism (not shown) to automatically raise and lower the curtain. The ends of the rollers are provided with caps c and journals 0, the latter being fitted to openings in the brackets D D. Each of the brackets D is provided at the top and bottom of its inner side (the side next to the window casing) with angle-plates E and E. The horizontal portions of these plates are formed with openings 6 e, to receive the guide-rods F, and

5 the upper plates, E, are each formed with an additional opening, 6, to receive the elevating-cords. The vertical portions (1 of these angle-plates bear against the window-casing, but do not interfere with the free sliding movement of the brackets upon the rods F, and said plates are extended equally on each side of the bracket sufliciently to prevent undue side play of the brackets.

In this class of fixtures it is important to prevent all wabbling or side movement of the brackets while they are being moved upon their guide-rods, and it was with the view of preventing such movement that we devised the angleplates thus described.

To raise and lower the brackets we connect 6c a cord, G, with each of the brackets by pass ing the cords through the openings 0 of the upper angleplates and knott-ing the cords below said plates. Thus the plates serve the further purpose of partially concealing the knots and affording a convenient means for the attachment of the cords. The cords G are passed up over pulleys H and H, supported in casings at the top of the window-frame. The free ends of the cord are preferably knotted 0 together. so that they may be operated as one cord, and secured by engaging one of their knots. 1', below aslitted catch-lug, J, as shown.

A spring-catch, K, may be also employed upon the window-frame at one side, as shown. 7 5

The pulleycasings H and H are provided with perforated ears h, to admit of their attachment to the window-frame by means of nails or screws. Said casings are also pro vided with openings h, for the passage of the cords around the pulleys, and each casing is formed at its lower side with an integral socket,

L, adapted to receive the upper ends of the guide-rods F F, whose lower ends are secured by perforated projecting ears I Z, secured 8 5 to the sides of the window-frame. Thus the pulley-casings serve the double purpose of supporting the pulleys and securing the guiderods. The casing H supports a double pulley, which receives the cords of both brackets, as shown.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a window-frame, of 5 parallel rods secured on opposite sides of the frame, and sliding roller-brackets each formed with an upper angle-plate, E, and a lower angle-plate, E, said angle-plates being perfospecification inthe presence of twos'ubscribing rated, as described, and projecting beyond the witnesses. brackets on each side, sothat the vertical portions of said plates will bear against the 5 window-frame to steady the sliding movement of the brackets, substantially as de: Witnesses: scribed. L; D. ZENOR;

In testimony whereof we have signed this H. E. SILILIMAN. 

